Jason Garfoot, a 2002 graduate of the Southwest Wisconsin Technical College auto collision repair and refinish technician program always had an interest in cars and mechanics. “The American Chopper TV show was really popular when I was in high school …Southwest Tech alumnus earns success in auto body industry Read More »
Marian Rossing was one of the 22 women who completed the very first Nursing Assistants training course at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in 1968. Rossing was 36 years old at the time, had five children and worked full-time with her …Southwest Tech’s first nursing assistant graduate shares her story Read More »
In an effort to keep her husband’s Holocaust experience from fading away, Ellie Landau will be at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in Fennimore, Wisconsin to tell his story. As part of the college’s “Multiply by Six Million: Stories and Portraits … 
In an effort to better serve students, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College will move its bookstore into a new space, which is currently undergoing renovations. The project began two years ago when a work group was established to study students’ costs … 
Upon meeting Levi Jones, one can immediately sense her enthusiasm for education and Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. Jones, 18, a homeschooled senior from Mineral Point, Wisconsin, is enrolled in the Written Communications class at Southwest Tech. “I do love …Jones mixing high school classes with college experience Read More »
The Charge Forward Scholars Program at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is giving students a lift in their pursuit for success. A cohort of 24 students were each presented with a $500 scholarship, courtesy of the Southwest Tech Foundation. Each student …Charge Forward Scholars Program impacting lives at Southwest Tech Read More »
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College’s economic impact to the region it serves tops $153.9 million annually, says a report from Emsi, an Idaho-based analytics firm. That economic impact number may seem significant, but Southwest Tech President Jason Wood and the college’s …Southwest Tech’s economic impact nearly $160 million to the region Read More »
Southwest Tech students regularly have the opportunity to travel off campus to gain additional educational opportunities. One of those such instances came Jan. 20 when Jamie Horsfall, agriculture instructor, took 12 agronomy students to the Ag PhD Collegiate Agronomy Workshop …Agriculture students network with industry professionals at conference, win scholarships Read More »
Platteville Community Fund supports Southwest Tech students Read More »
Photos and personal stories of 32 Holocaust survivors currently hang on the wall outside the Lenz Conference Center at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in Fennimore, Wisconsin. The display also includes books; some autobiographies and some filled with letters of those … 
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in Fennimore, Wisconsin is taking an innovative approach to helping educate high school students and get them on a pathway to career success. In collaboration with Richland Center High School and CESA 3, Southwest Tech is …CollEDGE UP program being taught at Richland Center High School Read More »
Compeer Financial’s Fund for Rural America has awarded $50,000 to the Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Foundation, through their MORE for Agriculture Grant. This grant, offered for the first time this year, supports innovative programs that encompass four qualities: Mission: …Compeer Financial awards MORE for Agriculture grant to Southwest Tech Read More »
Marie Holland, from Hanover, Illinois, a culinary arts student at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in Fennimore, Wisconsin, was recently selected for a $10,000 scholarship. Holland is one of two students chosen for the Hormel Heroes Scholarship Program created by Hormel …Holland awarded second $10,000 Hormel scholarship Read More »
FENNIMORE, Wis. – The Southwest Tech Foundation raised more than $5,500 on Giving Tuesday (Dec. 3) through cash and in-kind donations for its “Giving Foods Day” campaign focused on raising money for the on-campus food pantry, the Chargers Cupboard. The …Chargers Cupboard the focus of Giving Tuesday efforts Read More »
Commencement at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in Fennimore, Wisconsin is planned for Friday, Dec. 13 at 3 p.m. The graduation ceremony will be held in the Lenz Conference Center on campus and will be streamed live on the Southwest Tech’s … Southwest Tech simulates evacuation exercise to improve campus safety Read More »
Todd Kasper is a familiar face in southwest Wisconsin. The Columbus, Wisconsin native had more than 25 years of police service under his belt between the Dane County Sherriff’s Office (two-and-a-half years) in Madison, the Platteville Police Department (17 years) …Kasper trades police badge for Southwest Tech classroom Read More »
A collaboration between Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, Averkamp Auto Body in Platteville, Wisconsin and Platteville High School continued this semester. Specifically, high school students were able to explore auto collision refinishing. They spent a week learning from Ed …Collaboration continues with Platteville business and high school Read More »
Billed as “The region’s most spectacular light display,” the Rotary Lights in the Park event in Richland Center, Wisconsin is made possible thanks to the efforts of students in the Electrical Power Distribution (EPD) program at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College …Students help light Richland Center park for the holidays Read More »
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Foundation Receives Grant from Benton Read More »